Global Patent Index - EP 1901651 B1

EP 1901651 B1 20100714 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCTIVELY MEASURING THE BIO-IMPEDANCE OF A USER'S BODY

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCTIVELY MEASURING THE BIO-IMPEDANCE OF A USER'S BODY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR INDUKTIVEN MESSUNG DER BIOIMPEDANZ DES KÖRPERS EINES BENUTZERS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE MESURE INDUCTIVE DE LA BIO-IMPEDANCE DU CORPS D'UN UTILISATEUR

Publication

EP 1901651 B1 20100714 (EN)

Application

EP 06744945 A 20060516

Priority

  • IB 2006051532 W 20060516
  • EP 05104681 A 20050531
  • EP 06744945 A 20060516

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006129212A2] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus (1) for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user' s body. Furthermore the invention relates to a bed (2) comprising said apparatus (1). In order to provide a method and apparatus for spatially resolved inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user' s body without a complex circuitry, an apparatus (1) is suggested for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body, whereas the apparatus (1) comprises a number of first inductors (4), said first inductors (4) being adapted to induce an alternating magnetic field in the user's body and the apparatus (1) further comprises a number of second inductors (6), said second inductors (6) being adapted to measure a secondary magnetic field in the user's body, characterized in that each of the number of first inductors (4) overlaps at least one of the number of second inductors (6) to form a number of measuring areas (12, 25).

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/053 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/053 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006129212 A2 20061207; WO 2006129212 A3 20070308; AT E473679 T1 20100715; CN 101184436 A 20080521; CN 101184436 B 20150422; DE 602006015471 D1 20100826; EP 1901651 A2 20080326; EP 1901651 B1 20100714; JP 2008541916 A 20081127; JP 4949388 B2 20120606; RU 2007144512 A 20090610; RU 2402978 C2 20101110; US 2008221474 A1 20080911; US 8423129 B2 20130416

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2006051532 W 20060516; AT 06744945 T 20060516; CN 200680018861 A 20060516; DE 602006015471 T 20060516; EP 06744945 A 20060516; JP 2008514239 A 20060516; RU 2007144512 A 20060516; US 91575006 A 20060516